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delay meaning in Punjabi

چر cir

UK/dɪˈleɪ//dɪˈleɪ/

delay in Punjabi: چر (cir), ویر (ver), ਛੇਕੜ (chekaṛ), ਚਿਰ (cir). In English, delay means a period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.

Punjabi words for delay

delay; lateness
چر cir, ویر ver
delay
ਛੇਕੜ chekaṛ
delay, lateness
ਚਿਰ cir
delay, procrastination
ਢਿੱਲ ḍhilla

English meaning of delay

  1. noun A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.
  2. noun An audio effects unit that introduces a controlled delay.
  3. noun Synonym of promise (“object representing delayed result”).
  4. noun An amount of time provided on each move before one's clock starts to tick; a less common time control than increment.

Full definition of delay

delay in a sentence

  • the delay before the echo of a sound
  • Two twenty minutes' delays.
  • The mail is delayed by a heavy fall of snow.

Synonyms of delay

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Questions about delay in Punjabi

What is the meaning of delay in Punjabi?
Delay in Punjabi is چر (cir), ویر (ver), ਛੇਕੜ (chekaṛ), ਚਿਰ (cir).
delay ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ?
Delay: چر (cir), ویر (ver), ਛੇਕੜ (chekaṛ), ਚਿਰ (cir).
What does delay mean in English?
Delay means a period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.

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Punjabi words from Wiktionary's Punjabi entries whose English meaning is “delay”: ویر, چر, ਚਿਰ, ਛੇਕੜ. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: delay (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Punjabi words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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